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Austin Diaper Bank still wants your diapers
The Austin Diaper Bank is still gathering diapers to send to Hurricane Harvey-affected areas. By Saturday, it had distributed 600,000 diapers donated by from individual folks from around the country....
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Weekend family fun forecast: sunny days and new things to try, Sept. 8-10
Enjoy the slightly cooler temperatures (highs in the upper 80s) and the sunny skies this weekend. Check out these family events: Evan Lynch, right, paints his alligator scales with teacher Iris...
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Evacuated by Hurricane Harvey? Get a library card, head to the Toybrary for free
The Austin Public Library knows there might be evacuees from Southeast Texas who might be here for a while. It’s offering a library card that will allow you access to the library and the ability to...
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After aneurysm, Austin mom learned why you can’t put your health last
A year ago, Shamsah Momin was in her bedroom closet, helping her husband pick out a shirt before going out to dinner. He saw her eyes roll backwards. He grabbed her hand so she wouldn’t hit her head as...
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Want to know more about the brain and Alzheimer’s? University of Texas offers...
The University of Texas College of Natural Sciences has a new education series it’s calling “Brainstorms” all about the brain. The first one is Saturday, and it’s all about Alzheimer’s and other memory...
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Explore museums, nature with the kids this beautiful weekend in Austin, Sept....
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend for going out with the kids. Check out a new museum during Austin Museum Day and more. Friday Texas Museum of Science & Technology. Star Party. Look at the...
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What will the hot toys be this Christmas? We have some predictions
It’s always a gamble: Do you buy the toy as soon as you see it for fear that it will be a Hatchimal situation of 2016 or a Tickle Me Elmo of 1996 or a Furby of 1998 or do you wait until you see a deal...
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Plan for the future of your child with special needs at Marbridge expo Saturday
Marbridge resident Barbara Jones eats dinner with Ronnie Farrell in the dining room at Marbridge. LAURA SKELDING/AMERICAN-STATESMAN 2014 Marbridge, a nonprofit residential community for people with...
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Dell Children’s adds Dell Medical School experts to its childhood obesity...
YMCA of Austin’s MEND program includes an hour of exercise while kids’ parents talk about how to support healthier choices. Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas has had a program that...
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Your kid’s grades might predict drug use, other risky behaviors
Good grades really do matter. This month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to figure out if there was a link between a student’s...
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Skip the tattoos and piercings, kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers this advice to its pediatricians: Warn teens about the dangers of tattoos, piercings and scarification (that’s creating scars in a design). A report out Monday...
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American Academy of Pediatrics reports: Kids are addicted to opioids, too
Last week I made a decision that could have altered the course of my child’s life. As my 13-year-old was waking up in the hospital recovery room from an outpatient procedure, I was offered the choice...
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Parents, tell your teens synthetic marijuana is no joke
We’ve done a lot of stories about K2, aka synthetic marijuana, and a rash of overdoses and death, especially among the homeless population in Austin. That seems like something that happens to other...
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Pumpkin patches are back and more family fun this weekend, Sept. 22-24
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend. Time to get out there and enjoy something new in the world of family events. Friday Barton Hill Farms in Bastrop has a themed corn maze for the season. You ll...
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Laughing gas through labor? Seton now joins Austin centers that offer it
Seton Medical Center has just added to a handful of its labor and delivery rooms something you might think of as only being used at the dentist’s office: nitrous oxide aka laughing gas. South County...
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Women entering menopause aren’t sleeping, which is bad for the heart
Ladies, we’re not sleeping. A study that looked at 2015 data from the National Center for Health Statistics found that 56 percent of women ages 40 to 59 who were perimenopausal slept less than seven...
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Stronger Austin to help underserved neighborhoods be healthier
Austin often gets put on “fittest cities” lists, but that’s not true for all of Austin, says Baker Harrell, lead of the Stronger Austin initiative and founder and CEO of It’s Time Texas, a nonprofit...
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Should you get a flu shot if you’re pregnant?
The answer is a resounding “Yes!” You might have seen stories about a study that was done in 2015 that looked at flu shots and incidents of miscarriages. Kim Reyes, 38, cradles her newborn daughter,...
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Is playing on a sports team making your child sick?
We love when kids play sports. They are getting physical fitness, and they are learning important lessons about working with other people, perseverance and mental toughness. Sports teams can spread...
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Plan your October with these Austin family events
October is full of family-friendly events to try. Set your calendar for these events: Barton Hill Farms in Bastrop opened its corn maze for the season. You ll find a pumpkin patch, farm animals, face...
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